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Except for the really high class restaurants, low-skilled workers are adequate for the simple tasks required in food prep. As a result, automated replacements are coming on particularly strong in the food industry, particularly since some workers have been clamoring for $15/hour — bad timing there. Below, McDonalds has begun to install ordering kiosks in […] November 27th, 2017 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: automation, food prep, immigrant workers, job displacement, kiosk, low-skilled workers, restaurant, robot |  Email This Post |  Print This Post Fast-food restaurants are a major target for automation developers because of the high labor costs connected with preparing food and dealing directly with customers. Kiosks for ordering food have begun appearing as a result of their simple design. In February for example, Wendy’s announced it would install kiosks in 1,000 restaurants (around 16 percent) by […] July 5th, 2017 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: aliens, automation, food prep, foreign workers, job displacement, restaurant, robot, technological unemployment | Email This Post | Print This Post |
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